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The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!

Genres

CrimeDramaRomanceThriller

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Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

7.071/10

Release Date

08 February 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Alan Squier

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Duke Mantee

Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin

Mrs. Edith Chisholm

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Boze Hertzlinger

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Jason Maple

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Gramp Maple

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Mr. Chisholm

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Jackie

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Lineman

Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris

Ruby

Nina Campana

Nina Campana

Paula

Slim Thompson

Slim Thompson

Slim

John Alexander

John Alexander

Joseph

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Deputy (uncredited)

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

Sheriff (uncredited)

George Guhl

George Guhl

Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)

Gus Leonard

Gus Leonard

Jim (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Driver (uncredited)

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Francis J. Scheid

Francis J. Scheid

Second Lineman (uncredited)

Perc Teeple

Perc Teeple

Driver (uncredited)

Frank Milan

Frank Milan

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